What the
Forty-Sixers expect from climbers and what climbers
should expect from the Forty-Sixers.
As soon as a climber thinks
they want to become a Forty-Sixer they should write
to us, Adirondack Forty-Sixers,
When the climber’s
letter is received a file is opened for the climber. The climber is assigned a correspondent. The original letter is placed in the climber’s
file and a copy is sent to the assigned correspondent. The correspondent will send a personal reply
along with some useful information. The
correspondent will act as a mentor in the tradition of Grace Hudowalski and a dialog is started.
Climbers should write to
their correspondent periodically and report their climbs. Because of the number
of climbers we correspond with we ask that letters be limited to every
few climbs so we can “keep up” with our
correspondence. Aspiring
Forty-Sixers may wish to subscribe to our Peeks
Magazine (order form is on the
Forty-Sixer
web page. Once you become a Forty-Sixer, your subscription is part of your dues.
When the
correspondent feels their climber is nearing completion of climbing the
Forty-Six peaks a questionnaire and official list of mountains will be sent to
the climber. Upon completion of climbing
all Forty-Six peaks the questionnaire and official mountain list must be filled
out completely and accurately and returned to the Office of the Historian. The climber’s name as it is appears on
the questionnaire will be printed on the certificate of accomplishment. After the questionnaire and mountain list is
returned the climber is officially recorded as an Adirondack Forty-Sixer and their correspondent will send the climber a
letter of congratulations.
The office will send the
climber a packet containing:
A letter of congratulations from the Office of the
Historian
The latest copy of Peeks the Forty-Sixer
Magazine
The Forty-Sixer By-Laws
Merchandise order forms
Dues notice. Only
Forty-Sixers whose dues are current may order
merchandise. (patches, shirts and etc.) Dues are $8 a year and active members automatically receive Peeks
Magazine and the three yearly Newsletters.
All questionnaires and mountain lists MUST be
received in the Office of the Historian by January 31 in order to obtain a
climbing number for the previous year(s).
The office will assign
climbing numbers around February 1.Numbers are assigned in the order of finish
for climbs completed by December 31.
Anyone sending in paperwork after the January 31 deadline will have to
wait for the following year to obtain a number.
About mid February the new Forty-Sixers will
receive a letter with their assigned number, asking for any corrections of name
and address and giving the date and place of the Forty-Sixer
Spring meeting where certificates of accomplishment will be presented. The
letter should be expected in the middle of February. For those not able to attend, certificates
will be mailed. The meeting is usually held
at the
Sometime in the early spring
a newsletter will be sent out containing the exact details of the Spring
Meeting. Included in the letter is a
reservation form for the dinner.
The dinner is usually about
$22.00 to $24.00 per person.
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